Over the course of 2023, complete each item from all three parts — or, ya know, do it your own way. To access the lists, click on the titles below. The idea is to expand your knowledge base and build your community, and since everything seems to be going up in flames, here is a way to start being part of the solution.

There are 28 items in each section. Why did I make it that way? Why not round up to 30? Because 28 is an underappreciated number. You can fight me on this but you will not win. (it may or may not actually be because the seemingly random items on the lists follow a secret pattern down to the order in which they're listed, which, if you can figure out you will get 10,000 Cool Person points).

Also, it's all mix-and-match-able, so you can either do it in order, or jump around (even between the different parts). While it is angled towards Americans, you can modify it to your own purposes by replacing America or United States with whatever your country is.

Part 1: Read

Read things you might not usually read. Or if you don't like reading, watch videos or listen to podcasts. Each item on the list (with the exception of No.2 is a category which you can take in a number of different directions.

Part 2: Share

Art! Share the art! It can be your art or (making sure it's credited) other's art that you like as long as they're not telling you to avoid reposting. And the art can be visual, music, photography, short-film, performance, poetry, whatever

Part 3: Do

Get in on the action. Basically 28 prompts that you can mold to your specific situation to help you explore new things and better your community. Some are about experiencing new things, or learning and teaching, or tangible ways to improve yourself.

Feel free to submit posts with what you get up to, and use the tag #horizonschallenge to share and see all the cool stuff people find. Also crossposting to other social media with credit is absolutely fair game.

As for the cool-person points, it has been brought to my attention that I should maybe offer hints. You can find them below the cut.

I hate to think that something like this would actually happen but the fact that people have even thought this bill up is too crazy to not care @ all, so please guys don’t let this come any closer to happening than it is today

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Fishing nets account for over 46% of all the plastic found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The rest is mostly comprised of other types of fishing gear thrown out in the ocean.

The Earth's waters are not our trash can. Throwing plastic into the ocean not only endangers the lives of numerous sea creatures, but it also speeds up climate change.

How? The plastic in the ocean is being broken down by the sun's UV light into tiny pieces called microplastics. We talked about those in our last post. In a nutshell, after they reach those tiny sizes, they start releasing CO2 and ethylene, two very potent greenhouse gases, by interacting with more UV light as time passes on.

What can you do to help stop plastic pollution?

-Refuse to buy plastic as much as possible. (Companies sometimes pick up on their consumers' habits) (not that effective)

-Demand change by voting for politicians who promise to enforce regulations on companies in regards to their plastic use. After they get elected, put pressure on them to make them actually fulfil their plans. (very effective)

-Inform others about the effects of plastic pollution (somewhat effective)

Only together can we change the world!

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Together, 300+ million people are creating a world without plastic waste to make a difference and be a part of the solution.

My dearest children of society, 

    I write to you one last time, so heed my words well. Throughout the course of human history, there have been many people who have accepted the sins of their own society as something that makes up the unchangeable nature of our world. But we must break free from the shackles of this archaic thought if we are ever to see real change. There must come a day when we decide for ourselves that the world we live in can and will be changed for the better, by the hands of those who truly wish to make it a better place for untold generations to come. 

If we are to bring change, however, we must see this life for what it is. Life is a deadly war. Its victims are the hearts and minds of the young and ambitious. lts battlefields are cold and lonely, and anyone can be treacherous and deceiving. When it's all said and done, we all meet our eventual ends. Yes, life is a terrible war - but it was never meant to be fought alone. Just because something currently is that way doesn’t mean it has to be that way forever. If the world is shaped by the choices we make around us, let’s make the right ones. Please, be rid of the useless and dead things that no longer serve any purpose to society, such as racism, sexism, homopobia, xenophobia, religious intolerance, discrimination of any kind and the persecution of those who only wish to live happily and freely. We should work together to build each other into something better, not break each other down in order to build yourself up. 

We leave you with perhaps the most frightening possession of them all, dearest children of society: The future. The path to a better world is not the easiest one, but the easiest path is not always the best one. In order to change the world, we have to start with a change in ourselves. There must be a fervent dedication to the betterment of our world and everyone in it. No matter what lies people in society may tell you, everyone has the power to bring change. Alone, that change may be small. But when we work together - to truly come together for the benefit ofEarth and Humanity - that change will forever alter the course of human history. The ideology of allowing the world to continue to be the way it is simply because one feels they cannot possibly change it is one of defeatism and complacency. The path ahead is a long and difficult road to navigate, but we cannot, must not, and shall not ever turn back when the winds come to howl. 

Our world is the only one we have, my children. This is our home, and it is the job of humanity, amongst so many other things, to take care of it. We have to work together to bring balance back into our society. For far too long have we allowed the notion of accepting the world’s current state as unchangeable. We must recognise the issues we have in the present and work to fix them by not only teaching both ourselves and our children how and why they are bad, but finding better means to live, where everyone can live a better life. 

This is not a plea to build a utopia, nor is it a cry of revolution to bring down the current order. It is, however, a call to action. The powers that be will not bring change unless we, the people, decide to act. If we want the world to become a better place for all mankind, we have to embody the ideals we wish for everyone to share. One person’s inspiration can turn into a movement of change. Our story is being written by each passing day and every action we take, so don’t settle until tomorrow to start working towards a better world. Changing something big doesn’t require something big, either. Start small: Plant a garden, be kind to one another, always speak positively, actively seek peace, and most of all - stand up and take action.

Robin Williams, famous actor and comedian once said, “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”